Nashville Is a Groovy Little Town

(Tom T. Hall)



"Groovy was a popular word at the time.

I just wrote that song to say that Nashville was groovy.

It's about a songwriter."



My plane sat down in Nashville at a quarter after two

A little while and I'd be on my way back home to you

While I was waitin' for my flight got out and looked around

Nashville is a groovy little town.



I met some entertainers and they had an extra girl

I told them I was just a tourist out see the world

From one place to another yes we really made the rounds

Nashville is a groovy little town.



Next day they all took me in just like they did before

I guess I'm tryin' to tell you I won't be home anymore

Now this may sound poetic but I'm happy as a clown

Nashville is a groovy little town.



Remember how I used to sit and drink and play guitar

And I'd get up and sing for all those folks at Jody's Bar

Well I found out it ain't too bad the way I pick and sound

Nashville is a groovy little town.



You know that nest egg that we buried in the bank awhile

Take it out and spend it darling dress yourself in style

You have always been a swinger and now I won't be around

Nashville is a groovy little town.



I've got myself a little shack out on old Hickory Lake

And now and then I get a gig and buy myself a steak

You know they published one of my old songs they're showin' it around

Nashville is a groovy little town.



You remember all those tranquilisers that I used to take

Well I'm not on those anymore I'm on old Hickory Lake

So when you start crying here's the best one-liner I have found

What else you got, yes, Nashville is a groovy little town...